“Springhill”, Ballinabarna, Athy, Co. Kildare
Joint
selling agents Jordan Auctioneers and John Osborne of Leinster Marts had a very
successful sale of 60 acres with a residence and yard located just outside Athy
on Monday last before a packed Auction room of in excess of 70 people
The
property was offered for sale in three lots and there was active interest from
the outset. Lot 1 comprised a detached bungalow (in need of refurbishment)
together with a yard and 31 acres. This opened with an offer of €300,000, with
four active bidders pushing the price up to €551,000.
Lot
2 which was located across the road comprised 29 acres with no buildings all in
permanent pasture and this opened with an initial offer €150,000 and was bid to
€220,000.
Lot
3 was the entire property and the offer of €772,000 secured the sale to a local
party as there was no alteration in the prices offered for the individual lots
when Auctioneer Paddy Jordan tried them for the last time.
Overall
the price reflects just under €13,000 per acre including the house and
buildings. Speaking after the Auction Paddy Jordan said ‘there had been great interest in the property from the outset and the
location combined with the quality of the land had driven the sale’. Paddy
further commented that ‘land around the
Athy area always tended to generate substantial interest which was perhaps a
result of the strong and ambitious farming base’.
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